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Colors in Portuguese

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In European Portuguese, Castanho is the usual word for brown, and Cinzento for grey. Preto denotes black, while Roxo denotes purple. The names of Portuguese colors include Rosa and Laranja, which keep the same form with masculine and feminine nouns.

Azul-marinho names a dark blue, while Verde-água names a very pale green. Colour words normally begin with a lowercase letter in running text, even though the cards start with capitals. A colour adjective usually follows the noun it describes.

  1. Branco /ˈbɾɐ̃ku/ White A1Elementary#
  2. Castanho /kɐʃˈtɐɲu/ Brown A1Elementary#
  3. Preto /ˈpɾetu/ Black A1Elementary#
  4. Cinzento /sĩˈzẽtu/ Gray A1Elementary#
  5. Vermelho /vɨɾˈmɐʎu/ Red A1Elementary#
  6. Azul /ɐˈzul/ Blue A1Elementary#
  7. Verde /ˈveɾdɨ/ Green A1Elementary#
  8. Amarelo /ɐmɐˈɾɛlu/ Yellow A1Elementary#
  9. Laranja /lɐˈɾɐ̃ʒɐ/ Orange A1Elementary#
  10. Rosa /ˈʁɔzɐ/ Pink A1Elementary#
  11. Roxo /ˈʁoʃu/ Purple A1Elementary#
  12. Vermelho sangue /vɨɾˌmɐʎu ˈsɐ̃ɡɨ/ Blood red B1Intermediate#
  13. Rosa choque /ˌʁɔzɐ ˈʃɔkɨ/ Hot pink B1Intermediate#
  14. Azul-marinho /ɐˌzulmɐˈɾiɲu/ Navy blue A2Intermediate#
  15. Laranja vibrante /lɐˈɾɐ̃ʒɐ viˈbɾɐ̃tɨ/ o pl. os laranjas vibrantes Vibrant orange B1Intermediate#
  16. Bege /ˈbɛʒɨ/ Beige A2Elementary#
  17. Dourado /doˈɾadu/ Gold A2Elementary#
  18. Prateado /pɾɐtiˈadu/ Silver A2Elementary#
  19. Azul céu /ɐˌzul ˈsɛw/ Sky blue A2Elementary#
  20. Verde limão /ˌveɾdɨ liˈmɐ̃w̃/ Lime green B1Elementary#
  21. Amarelo ouro /ɐmɐˈɾɛlu ˈowɾu/ Golden yellow B1Elementary#
  22. Branco neve /ˌbɾɐ̃ku ˈnɛvɨ/ Snow white B1Elementary#
  23. Verde-água /ˌveɾdɨ ˈaɡwɐ/ o pl. os verdes-água Aqua green B1Elementary#
  24. Cinzento chumbo /sĩˈzẽtu ˈʃũbu/ Lead gray B2Intermediate#
  25. Roxo profundo /ˈʁoʃu pɾuˈfũdu/ o pl. os roxos profundos Deep purple B1Intermediate#

Rules to remember

  • Branco, Preto, Vermelho and Amarelo are masculine singular forms. With feminine nouns, their final -o changes to -a; plural forms add -s.
  • Azul has the same form for both genders; its plural replaces final -l with -is. Verde also has one form for both genders and adds -s in the plural.
  • Dourado and Prateado describe golden and silvery colours. They agree with the noun in gender and number, without necessarily indicating that an object is made of gold or silver.

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